Potato salad rocks US

Fiji Times

30 September, 2014, 12:00 am

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A man in Ohio who raised $US55,000 ($F104,774) in a crowdfunding jest appeal to pay for his first attempt at making potato salad has thrown a huge public party that promised “peace, love and potato salad”.

PotatoStock 2014 was held in downtown Columbus and featured bands, food trucks, beer vendors and, yes, plenty of potato salad.

With about 1360 kilograms of potatoes, the charity-minded party was open to people of all ages.

Zack Brown had jokingly sought $US10 ($F19) on Kickstarter in July to buy potato salad ingredients, but his mission drew global attention and earned tens of thousands of dollars.